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Northern Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score90 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 19, 2024
- address29050 S Western Ave Ste 100, Rancho Palos Verdes 90275
Is Northern Cafe clean?
Northern Cafe is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on September 19, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Northern Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 19, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- ⚠️# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- ⚠️# 48. PLAN REVIEW REQUIRED FOR NEW OR REMODEL CONSTRUCTION# 48. PLAN REVIEW REQUIRED FOR NEW OR REMODEL CONSTRUCTION
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- ⚠️# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
- ⚠️# 41. GARBAGE AND REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED# 41. GARBAGE AND REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
When was Northern Cafe last inspected?
Northern Cafe has 1 inspection on record going back to September 19, 2024, averaging 90 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2024 | Grade A | 90 pts |
Northern Cafe vs La Rambla
La Rambla runs 96% clean across 276 tracked restaurants — 266 clean, 10 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 276 spots Cooked tracks in La Rambla, this one comes out cleaner than 4% of them.
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How Los Angeles grades restaurants
Los Angeles County posts a letter placard in the window, and unlike New York the score runs the friendly way: higher is better. 90 to 100 points earns an A, 80 to 89 a B, and anything below that a C. The county inspects roughly every six months to a year depending on risk, and a failed inspection can close a kitchen until it is fixed. Because LA’s scores are final at the time of inspection — there is no pending window — a letter can be read straight off the score when the placard field is blank.
Source: LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health via LA County Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 19, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.